Mountain West Connection
All you need to know about the Mountain West, and then some
Total reads
3,925
This week
0
Rank
#50 of 463
Published
1,645 posts
Last 12 weeks
Most read posts
Featured on Sportsblogs
Run this blog? Add the badge to your site to show readers you're featured — it links back to this page.
Latest Entries
The Mountain West at Midseason: New Mexico Leads, but the Race Is Far From Over
The Lobos stand alone atop the conference, but North Dakota State and Air Force are applying pressure. Behind them, several teams are still chasing a championship—or at least trying to become bowl-eligible. By Roger A. Holien | Mountain West Connection The new-look Mountain West has moved beyond the midway point of its first football season, […]
Plan B is the plan now: Backup quarterbacks take over the West
The backup quarterback is still a popular man on campus. This October, out West, QB2 has also been one of the most important. Seven Mountain West and Pac-12 programs have turned to a second-stringer and the results follow a simple rule. Backups win when the system asks them to steer, not rescue. The NFL knows […]
Stats Corner: Does Strength of Schedule Actually Matter? What 136 Teams Tell Us About FPI
In college football, one of the most persistent arguments is whether teams should be judged by how well they perform or by whom they play, there are 5 teams in the top 25 with 2 losses and to everyone surprise, they are all SEC teams because they only play good teams and have a really […]
Pac-Mountain Pulse Ep. 14: Nevada’s New Logo and Campus Plans: Good or Bad? AP Preseason Men’s Basketball Poll Reactions
Hello and welcome back to the Pac-Mountain Pulse, a Mountain West Connection podcast! In this episode, Derek and Dom discuss the recent release of the new Nevada logos, including the redesign of the new university logo, and continue preseason basketball coverage with the AP preseason poll. Follow us on Twitter/X! Derek: @TheDerekRaridon Dom: @DomGutierrez_ The […]
Mountaintop View 10-22-26
Mountain West power rankings: New Mexico, North Dakota State battle for league’s top spot Chris Murray of NevadaSportsNet posts his weekly football power rankings. I have a feeling who will be in 1st place this time next week: the winner of the massive clash between the Lobos and Bison. In case you missed it, here […]
AZTECS WILL FACE A DECISION ABOUT STARTING QUARTERBACK AGAINST COLORADO STATE
The Aztecs have dealt with many issues this season, but are managing to focus on the big picture. Colorado Rams are up next with the Aztecs a slight favorite. Coach Sean Lewis and staff have dealt with the usual issues of injuries, in addition to mumps. This week they will need to evaluate and assess […]
2026 MW/PAC-12 All-Transfer Team: Week Seven
Welcome back to the Transfer Portal Team of the Week! Find out the top performances from incoming transfers across both conferences! Over halfway through the season, and we’re still seeing plenty of first time honorees, with representation from every team through seven weeks! Enjoy! Mountain West Quarterback Tyler Hughes Class: RS Senior Previous stops: William […]
What does a 24-team playoff mean for Group of 6 teams?
The inevitable is happening. It is all but official that the College Football Playoff will expand from 12 to 24 teams starting with the 2027 season. This means several things for Group of 6 teams, some potentially positive, and others that may end up being negative. A few of those outcomes are discussed below. Guaranteed […]
Mountain West & Pac-12 Bowl Projections Week 7: Wyoming, SDSU enter the discussion.
The time has come. The 2026 season is upon us. We are past the time of watch lists and preseason awards and have entered the time of bowl projections. Our team at Mountain West Connection will be releasing our bowl projections each week. This season, both Mountain West and Pac-12 projections will be included in […]
Mountaintop View 10-21-26: Lobos vs NDSU, Nevada new logos
MWC Week 8 football preview A whip around the conference to get you set for week 8. Boise State visits Wazzu with much at stake The Broncos look to keep the momentum rolling. Lobos-Bison Preview Perhaps the biggest G6 matchup of the weekend. Nevada has new logos A pair of Texas State players honored On […]
Ahead of NDSU, What Does New Mexico’s Defense Look Like Without Jaxton Eck?
The only Eck on the field for the New Mexico Lobos this past weekend was wearing a headset. Lead linebacker Jaxton Eck, who has earned MW Defensive Player of the Year buzz and several award watch list bids, caught fans off guard when it was announced he would miss the matchup vs. Hawaii. Additionally, it […]
MWCConnection Reacts Survey: Ranked Teams
Welcome to SB Nation Reacts, a survey of fans across the NCAA. Throughout the year we ask questions of the most plugged-in Mountain West fans and fans across the country. Sign up here to participate in the weekly emailed surveys:
New Mexico Survives Hawai‘i, but the Lobos Must Learn From the Game Quickly as the Bison Head to Albuquerque!
The Lobos overcame a mistake-filled first half to defeat Hawai‘i 21–10. Now Jason Eck’s team must clean up those mistakes before North Dakota State arrives in Albuquerque for one of the Mountain West’s biggest games. By Roger A. Holien | Mountain West Connection Even good football teams have nights when very little goes as planned. […]
The Good, the Bad, the Ugly: Week 7
This week’s Mountain West and PAC-12 action saw some rivalries renewed, with Washington State traveling to Corvallis to take on Oregon State. In the Mountain West, we saw some key conference battles, with UNLV looking to stay undefeated in conference play as the Rebels traveled to Air Force and North Dakota State looking to get […]
Lobos narrowly avoid upset-bid from Hawaii! Air Force enters the MW Title conversation! PAC-12 Lightning Round! Everything WRONG w/ the 24 team CFP! MW/PAC-12 Games of the Week (ft. MW Game of the YEAR!) HP Ep. #175 OUT NOW!
Welcome back everyone to the Hike’s Peak podcast, thank you for coming back to the mountain! One of the craziest weeks of the year just went down, so you know we have plenty of things to talk about! Top of the list, New Mexico was literally a yard away from being upset by Hawaii and […]
Mountaintop View 10-20-26
Once left for dead, Oregon State is now the most fun team in college football Zach Barnett of Football Scoop takes look at Oregon State football, one of the biggest surprises of the 2026 season and how everything can change in one off-season. AP Top 25 College Basketball The preseason AP poll was released yesterday, […]
Mountain West Football Rankings: Week 7. Slow starts for top teams, bad games for bottom teams.
The college football season is firing on all cylinders, and games are happening every weekend. The rankings are back for another week. Read on to see how this week’s slate of games affected each team’s status in the MWCConnection Mountain West rankings. 1) New Mexico (0) same The Lobos struggled in this game, and they […]
MWCConnection Recruiting Roundup 10-19-26. Offers keep coming in.
It’s another week of the Recruiting Roundup. Recruiting presses on for another week. As teams have bye weeks during the season, they have some time to go out and recruit. As a result, offers are up, with 24 total known offers spread across 12 different teams. Nevada and Colorado State led the way with offers, […]
PAC-12 Power Rankings: Week 7
Another week of exciting PAC-12 football is behind us. We had a rivalry game with the red-hot Oregon State Beavers hosting the Washington State Cougars. We also saw two high-powered offenses square off as Texas State took on Colorado State. Fresno State looked to get back on track when the Bulldogs traveled to San Diego […]
Mountain West Connection Football: Week 7 Players of the Week
Week 7 brought another wild weekend of Mountain West football, with explosive rushing performances, a record-setting defensive effort and one of the strangest special-teams plays of the season. Air Force continued its rise as a conference contender by defeating UNLV 41-31, while Wyoming erupted for 41 points against Northern Illinois. North Dakota State bounced back […]
Mountain West Connection Players of the Week: Week 7
We are already more than halfway through the college football season, and PAC-12 conference play continues to heat up. We’ve seen some outstanding performances this year, with our weekly awards being dominated by standout athletes like Oregon State’s Jesse Legree and Braden Atkinson and Boise State’s Dylan Riley. This week, those outstanding performances continued. Will […]
Mountaintop View 10-19-26. College Football Playoff Expansion, Bison Bowl-eligible, and more from the weekend.
It’s Monday, and we are back at it! Football season is firing on all cylinders, and we have you covered. As always, check out our original coverage and what we can find on the World Wide Web below. Falcons top the Rebels Air Force has not missed a beat since starting quarterback Liam Szarka went […]
Boise State Moves Up in the Polls
The Broncos may have been on a bye this past weekend. But they still found a way to benefit from the craziness of this weekend’s college football games. With so many ranked teams losing, there was a lot of movement in the rankings. Starting with the AFCA Coaches Poll which saw the Broncos move up […]
PAC-12 LIGHTING UP THE SCOREBOARDS!
TEXAS STATE THE LATEST TEAM TO DROP 66 POINTS ON A CONFERENCE FOE Bobcats completely throttle Rams 66-27 Oregon State tops Washington State 48-30 San Diego State surprises Fresno State 26-23 It looks like a three team race now with Texas State loudly screaming look at us! Texas State (3-3, 1-1 Pac-12 Conference) screamed loudly, […]
2026 Mountain West Football Week 7 Recap
Week 7 of the 2026 season is in the books, and in what was one of the most upset-heavy weeks of play in the history of college football, it was surprisingly tame in the Mountain West in terms of results. The conference got in on the fun in terms of play itself, with offensive explosions […]
Displaying entries 1-25
of the latest 1,250